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Allium sativum, commonly kent as ortojan family, is a species in the ingan genus, Allium. Its close relatives include the ingan, shallot, leek, chive,[1] an rakkyo.[2] Wi a history o human uise o ower 7,000 years, garlic is native tae central Asie,[3] an haes lang been a staple in the Mediterranean region, as well as a frequent saisonin in Asie, Africae, an Europe. It wis kent tae Auncient Egyptians, an haes been uised for both culinary an medicinal purposes.[4]
| Garlic (Allium sativum ) | |
|---|---|
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| Allium sativum, kent as garlic, frae William Woodville, Medical Botany, 1793. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kinrick: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Faimily: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfaimily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Species: | A. sativum |
| Binomial name | |
| Allium sativum | |
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